![]() ![]() Now, in 2013, the sisters are back in action once again. To everyone’s surprise Giana Sisters DS was a success story – there were still many fans out there and they loved the re-birth of this old title. In 2009 the sisters came back to life when DTP Entertainment published a completely new version for the Nintendo DS, created by Spellbound Interactive and Bitfield, still under the supervision of the famous Armin Gessert. To avoid a very expensive lawsuit, Rainbow Arts opted to remove the game from the shelves and since then it has become a collector’s item and acquired something of a “cult” following. The “Fire Wheel” transformed Giana into a punk with the ability to crush rocks by jumping beneath them.Īs you can see, these old concepts of the game are still in place in 2013, especially the change to the punk version of Giana, but let’s get back to the old days …Ī certain other game publisher became aware of the game and the success and wasn’t too happy about this tongue in cheek version of one of its hits. Enemies could be defeated either by jumping on them or shooting them after obtaining power-ups. Each level contained a number of dream crystals which awarded points to the player. The Great Giana Sisters is a 2D side-scrolling arcade game in which the player controled either Giana or her sister Maria. Their company back then was called Time Warp Productions and the final game was published for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, MSX2, and Commodore 64 by Rainbow Arts. Good news! Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is available today, 19th June! Now that the wait is over, we’d like to share with you the history behind The Sisters.Īrmin Gessert (code), Manfred Trenz (graphics) and Chris Hülsbeck (music) were the masterminds behind the original The Great Giana Sisters back in 1987. ![]()
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